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  • ...Because, That's Why (Regarding The Absence Of Politcal Posts This Time Around)
    "But you used to write about politics..." Yeah. At one time I did, yeah. Here in Blogger, back to 2012. You can find all those pas...
  • I Googled Myself (Yes, Again) And This Is What I Found This Time
    Mark Daniel Korvin Now here's the thing. I don't do this for any kind of ostentatious putting-on of airs. I'm not vain at all. J...
  • Currently Listening: SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE (Stevie Wonder)(1976)
    Songs in the Key of Life was one of my favorite records practically my whole life. From the age of 7 I'd say.  My parents have great tas...
  • To Blog or Not To Blog (And If So, Where?): A Round-up of blogging platforms
    There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit  in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ...
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  • Where Is Lexi Kahn?
    No matter how much I try to stop ruminating, there come the thoughts again. Why didn't I do this, why did I pick that, why have I mad...
  • The Apartment Hunt Continues (And These People Have Lost Touch With Reality)
    Braintree Street at dusk To bring you up to date, we have to move this year. We have most probably been priced out of Allston, but I look a...
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    Long ago in a galaxy we 40-somethings refer to as "childhood," we built a cherry Kool-Aid world with rad high tech toys like ...
  • Never Forget Who Broke That Egg: The Triumph of Marcia Brady
    One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ...
  • Where Is Lexi Kahn?
    No matter how much I try to stop ruminating, there come the thoughts again. Why didn't I do this, why did I pick that, why have I mad...
  • ACOSTA FAMILY: Are these girls okay?
    When I typed "Acosta..." into Google, the auto-fill came up with "...family." That means I'm not the only one who we...
  • Losing Your Religion? Consider an Upgrade!
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  • Music Makers and Dreamers of Dreams
    When I was 24 years old, I found it necessary to retract and re-submit my * theory about musicians and just what the hell is their deal a...
  • Me and the Loony Bin
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  • American Borer Story: The Blair Witch Project Turns 15
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